Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:27:58 +0000 By Pastor Jasper Mutale “DO NOT be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matt 10:28) One of the Bible’s dominant questions is, Whom will you fear (need, be controlled by)? Will you fear God or people? Scripture gives three basic reasons why we fear other people, and we will look at each one of them in turn. We fear people because they can expose and Humiliate us. One reason we fear other people is that they can expose or humiliate us. Immediately after the sin of Adam and Eve, “the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked” (Gen 3:7) This is the debut of the fear of other people. Shame consciousness. Shame from being victimised or sinned against: Throughout human spiritual history, a […]
